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One target for him could be the Homecoming Scottish Cup fourth round visit to St Johnstone on Tuesday, January 13, with BBC Scotland to screen the Perth game live.

Meanwhile, American international Maurice Edu has admitted he has struggled to come to terms with the SPL during his limited exposure to the Scottish game.

Rangers spent £2.5m in August to land the defensive midfielder from Toronto.

He played 65 minutes in a home win against Kilmarnock in September and the full match in the Ibrox victory against Hamilton in the League Cup in late October.

But the 22-year- old last night revealed the SPL is proving to be a much more difficult place to play in than for Toronto in Major League Soccer and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, where he starred for University of Maryland.

'I've found the SPL to be a lot more physical than both,' he said. 'Though I haven't been involved in too many games yet, you can see the level of intensity everyone competes with.

'The number of challenges and tackles are increased and every game is truly a battle.

'Even in training, it is more physical and a battle as everyone is competing for a spot on the pitch.'

Queen of the South manager Gordon Chisholm, meanwhile, has signed young Rangers defender Steven Kinniburgh on a month-long deal - and is hoping the Ibrox club will also farm out goalkeeper Lee Robinson.